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IA HF 2521

died on adjournment

A bill for an act relating to the abandonment of cats and dogs including delivery to an animal shelter or pound, and making penalties applicable.

Iowa · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did IA HF 2521 pass?

No. IA HF 2521 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-04-06): Amendment S-5155 filed.

What is IA HF 2521 about?

IA HF 2521 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “A bill for an act relating to the abandonment of cats and dogs including delivery to an animal shelter or pound, and making penalties applicable.”.

Who sponsors IA HF 2521?

COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT is the primary sponsor of IA HF 2521.

Introduced
2026-02-16
Latest action
2026-04-06 — Amendment S-5155 filed.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENTprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-06

    Amendment S-5155 filed.

    amendment-introduction

  2. 2026-04-06

    Deferred.

  3. 2026-03-26

    Placed on calendar under unfinished business.

  4. 2026-03-12

    Placed on calendar.

  5. 2026-03-12

    Committee report, recommending passage.

    committee-passage

  6. 2026-03-10

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2026-03-05

    Subcommittee Meeting: 03/10/2026 12:30PM Room 315.

  8. 2026-02-25

    Subcommittee: Webster, Evans, and Quirmbach.

  9. 2026-02-24

    Read first time, referred to Judiciary.

    reading-1

  10. 2026-02-24

    Message from House.

  11. 2026-02-23

    Immediate message.

  12. 2026-02-23

    Passed House, yeas 89, nays 0.

    passage

  13. 2026-02-20

    Fiscal note.

  14. 2026-02-16

    Introduced, placed on calendar.

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Shall the bill pass?

    2026-02-23 · pass · 89-0

    Member-level votes (102)
    • Andrews: yes
    • Baeth: yes
    • Bagniewski: yes
    • Barker: yes
    • Behn: yes
    • Bergan: yes
    • Blom: yes
    • Bloomingdale: yes
    • Boden: yes
    • Bossman: yes
    • Bradley: yes
    • Brown-Powers: yes
    • Cisneros: yes
    • Collins: yes
    • Cooling: yes
    • Croken: yes
    • Determann: yes
    • Dunwell: yes
    • Ehlert: yes
    • Fisher: yes
    • Gearhart: yes
    • Gehlbach: yes
    • Gjerde: yes
    • Golding: yes
    • Gosa: yes
    • Grassley: yes
    • Gustoff: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Henderson: yes
    • Hermanson: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hora: yes
    • Jacoby: yes
    • James: yes
    • Johnson, C.: yes
    • Johnson, R.: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Judge: yes
    • Kaufmann: yes
    • Kniff: yes
    • McCulla: yes
    • Konfrst: yes
    • Kressig: yes
    • Kurth: yes
    • Larson: yes
    • Latham: yes
    • Lawler: yes
    • Levin: yes
    • Lohse: yes
    • Madison: yes
    • Matson: yes
    • McBurney: yes
    • Meggers: yes
    • Meyer, A.: yes
    • Meyer, B.: yes
    • Mohr: yes
    • Mommsen: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Nordman: yes
    • Olson: yes
    • Ramirez: yes
    • Rinker: yes
    • Scholten: yes
    • Shipley: yes
    • Sieck: yes
    • Siegrist: yes
    • Sitzmann: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Sorensen: yes
    • Srinivas: yes
    • Stone: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Thomson: yes
    • Turek: yes
    • Vondran: yes
    • Watkins: yes
    • Weldon: yes
    • Wengryn: yes
    • Wessel-Kroeschell: yes
    • Wheeler: yes
    • Wichtendahl: yes
    • Wilburn: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Wilz: yes
    • Wood: yes
    • Wulf: yes
    • Young: yes
    • Zabner: yes
    • Wills: yes
    • Amos: absent
    • Jr.: absent
    • Dieken: absent
    • Fett: absent
    • Gaines: absent
    • Gerhold: absent
    • Ingels: absent
    • Jeneary: absent
    • Lundgren: absent
    • Nielsen: absent
    • Wilson: absent
    • Windschitl: absent

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2521&ga=91

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